Date: April 10th, 2020

USDA is expanding access to innovative online food purchase program U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has approved California’s request to provide online purchasing of food to SNAP households. This approval will allow California to expedite the implementation of online purchasing with currently authorized SNAP online retailers with a target start date later this month. California’s…

The state will begin implementing new federal benefit payments of $600 on top of the weekly benefit received by California workers starting this Sunday On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that starting this Sunday, California workers who are receiving unemployment benefits will begin receiving an extra $600 on top of their weekly amount, as part…

Under Project Roomkey, hotel & motel rooms booked so highly vulnerable people experiencing homelessness can also be “safer at home” The Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) and a network of service providers for people experiencing homelessness are rapidly expanding the interim shelter system in a massive public health…